AIR QUALITY PERMIT: DEQ did not conduct adequate environmental review of natural gas power plant before issuing permit, should have considered greenhouse gas, analysis of lighting impacts deficient, but rather than vacatur of permit remanded for further evaluation of environmental impacts… Moses affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Gender dysphoria, SB 99 preliminary injunction
GENDER DYSPHORIA: Preliminary injunction enjoining SB 99 which proscribes medications & surgery to treat gender dysphoria in minors affirmed on right of privacy… Marks affirmed. [Read more…]
Abortion, HB 575, HB 721, preliminary injunction
ABORTION: Preliminary injunction enjoining HB 575 and HB 721 affirmed… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]
Abortion, HB 544, HB 862, preliminary injunction
ABORTION: Preliminary injunction enjoining HB 544, HB 862, and Rule dealing with Medicaid funding of abortions affirmed… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]
Elections, Green Party’s nominated/appointed US Senate
ELECTIONS: Supervisory control of McMahon denied as to allowing Green Party’s nominated/appointed US Senate candidate on general election ballot as suit by Democratic Party unlikely to succeed on the merits… Opinion & Order. [Read more…]
Preliminary injunction, affordable housing legislation
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION improvidently granted against affordable housing legislation… Salvagni reversed. [Read more…]
Parental Consent for Abortion Act unconstitutional
PARENTAL CONSENT FOR ABORTION ACT properly found unconstitutional… Abbott affirmed. [Read more…]
Ballot initiatives, inactive voters as “qualified electors”
BALLOT INITIATIVES: Supervisory control of Menahan denied as to TRO allowing counting inactive voters for signing election reform and abortion petitions… Order. [Read more…]
Vaccination discrimination, HB 702 “single subject”
VACCINATION DISCRIMINATION: §49-2-312(1) prohibition against employers discriminating based on vaccination status or immunity passport does what the title of HB 702 declares it does, but §312(4) provision that one may not be required to receive vaccine under emergency use authorization or vaccine undergoing safety trials is unconstitutional as not expressed in the title… ruling on remand from Supreme Court to resolve “single-subject” issue… Rieger. [Read more…]
CI 14 abortion initiative ballot statement specified
CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE: AG’s ballot statement for CI 14 abortion initiative rejected, Court certifies its own statement… Opinion & Order. [Read more…]